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Preferred term

Atherectomy  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Endovascular procedure in which atheromatous plaque is excised by a cutting or rotating catheter. It differs from balloon and laser angioplasty procedures which enlarge vessels by dilation but frequently do not remove much plaque. If the plaque is removed by surgical excision under general anesthesia rather than by an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called ENDARTERECTOMY.

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Entry terms

  • Percutaneous Atherectomy
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Atherectomy
  • Transluminal Atherectomy

In other languages

  • French

  • Athérectomie percutanée
  • Athérectomie transluminale
  • Athérectomie transluminale percutanée

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-B8ZNGM8N-R

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